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Would love any insight into what this promo could be as we are looking to book a drop and go at the worst possible time (dang spring break!) hahahaha....prices are ridiculous right now for drop and go. We are newer to Celebrity but have done last minute (within 3 months) booking on RCCL before with no problem but apparently that doesn't translate to Celebrity. Now we know!

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The promo which starts tomorrow is all 4 perks included but the price will go up as the double savings affecting the pricing today will end of if you are in a balcony you can expect the price to go up $200 but instead of 1 "free" perk it will be 4 "free" perks. Must be NRD and will include cruises through 5/2022. Of course the daily price fluctuation may effect the actual price tomorrow for each cruise. My expectation is that you probably won't do better than the Veterans day sale given current pricing.

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I did the math and came to the conclusion that 3 perks + $800 savings was a better deal than 4 perks + $400 savings. The cost for the premium drink package upgrade and gratuities for 7 days only totaled $378. It also reduces the amount due at final payment, and I don't need to upgrade the drink package should I decide I don't want to.

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I did the math and came to the conclusion that 3 perks + $800 savings was a better deal than 4 perks + $400 savings. The cost for the premium drink package upgrade and gratuities for 7 days only totaled $378. It also reduces the amount due at final payment, and I don't need to upgrade the drink package should I decide I don't want to.

I have seen some 4 perk offers in the past where the offer included the Classic Beverage package not the Premium. If that's the case with this new promo you mad a even better decision.

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The flyer I have says Premium Beverage package is included. One thing to check is which rate is it that includes the 4Perks. Is it the lowest price NRD which today only comes with 1 Perk or is it the "Best Value" NRD rate which today is coming with 3perks?

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We grabbed a price drop with 4 perks (premium beverage) during the Veterans' Day sale for our May 21 Solstice sailing. I have checked all the price drops and promotions since then and I still have not found a better price including all 4 perks. I did find a price for 3 perks that would have been about a $150 savings, but since it didn't include premium beverage, it wasn't really a good deal since that upgrade is worth about $100. We don't particularly care about the unlimited internet perk, but for $50 we'll keep it.

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I just mock-booked our April 2021 Apex sailing under the new promotion:

We currently have a cat. 10 Deluxe Inside with 500$ OBC, prepaid gratuities and the Classic beverage package, booked during the Black Friday promotion - admittedly at a VERY good price.

The current promotion would change that to 300$ OBC, prepaid gratuities, Premium beverage package and unlimited wifi, but that would cost us $177,30.

For this increase, we would lose 200$ OBC, but get Premium instead of Classic beverage package (we're both non-alcoholic drinkers, so no real worth to us) and unlimited wifi (which was abysmal on Edge in December, so not worth many cents for us either).

In our opinion, wifi and C->P beverage package upgrade is NOT worth almost 400$, so that's a no thanks from us.

Edited January 9 by mikkelhansen

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I just looked at our Aug 2021 Infinity booking to see any difference. We booked during Thanksgiving week a 11th deck AQ with Prepaid Tips and CBP, also got $200 OBC. Today we would get 3 perks OBC for $150, CBP and tips for $330pp more than we booked, Now, with today's 4 Perk deal and the PBP we would have to pay $750pp more to get the Prem. Bev upgrade, Wifi (Not interested in WIFI) and only $150 OBC. So to me unless I am missing something this is not a deal at all.

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I just looked at our Aug 2021 Infinity booking to see any difference. We booked during Thanksgiving week a 11th deck AQ with Prepaid Tips and CBP, also got $200 OBC. Today we would get 3 perks OBC for $150, CBP and tips for $330pp more than we booked, Now, with today's 4 Perk deal and the PBP we would have to pay $750pp more to get the Prem. Bev upgrade, Wifi (Not interested in WIFI) and only $150 OBC. So to me unless I am missing something this is not a deal at all.

Actually I was wrong about how much more I would have to pay with this "Sale". After doing a mock booking just now, the 3 perk deal would cost $635pp more and the 4 perks deal $985pp more. How can X call this a promo or sale? I will keep my booking as it is, that's a no brainer.

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I check pricing every morning, and the cost for my cruise went WAY up this morning for the promotion. The price has increased $760/pp since the veterans day sale. A $1520 increase is just NUTS!!!

I just repriced with a mock booking for my Apex May cruise to the Mediterranean my cabin category has gone up by $1,973 and that's not including the extra $200 obc we got in addition to 4 perks. We booked in August repriced with 4 perks on veterans day then repriced again a week later with a price drop and kept all the offers.

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I just repriced with a mock booking for my Apex May cruise to the Mediterranean my cabin category has gone up by $1,973 and that's not including the extra $200 obc we got in addition to 4 perks. We booked in August repriced with 4 perks on veterans day then repriced again a week later with a price drop and kept all the offers.

I actually just updated my post. I forgot to calculate the cost with the 4 perks so it is up $1,000/pp, and now that you mention it, I forgot Celebrity was offering the OBC too during that sale that I have on my booking.

I guess people must be drinking the "kool-aid" and paying these prices.

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I just repriced my Edge cruise for Jan, 2022. I got the 4 perks, which includes the premium drinks for 2, and pre paid grats and actually saved an additional $200.00 on the cruise. This was for AQ1. We had the 3 for free previously which we booked on board. I also kept the $200.00 extra OBC for booking on board. I am one happy camper.

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Knowing this sale was starting today, last night I did a mock booking for a March 2021 Apex cruise. The price with four perks did drop by about $250 PP from yesterday. Still more than I want to pay, but depending on the sale under which you booked, there's probably the opportunity for some people to save.